EOE-073: OPERATIONS RESEARACH LTP 310

UNIT-I Introduction: Difinition and scope of operations research (OR), OR model, solving the OR model, art of modelling, phases of OR study. Linear Programming: Two variable Linear Programaming model and Graphical method of solution, Simplex method, Dual Simplex method, special cases of Linear Programming, duality, senstivity analysis. UNIT-II Transportation Problems: Types of transportation problems, mathemataical models , transportation algorithms, Assignment: Allocation and assignment problems and models, processing of job through machines. UNIT-III Network Teachniques: Shortest path model, minimum spanning Tree Problem, Max-Flow problem and Min-cost problem. Project Management: Phases of project management, guidelines for network construction, CPM and PERT. UNIT-IV Theory of Games : Rectanagular games, Minimax theorem, graphical solution of 2 x n or m x 2 games, game with mixed strategies, reduction to linear programming model. Quality Systems: Elements of Queuing model, generalized poisson queing model, single server models. (12) UNIT-V Inventory Control: Models of inventory, operation of inventory system, quantity discount. Replacement: Replacement models: Equipments that deteriorate with time, equipments that fail with time. Text / Reference Books: 1. Wayne L. Winston,Operations Research Thomson Learning,2003. 2. Hamdy H. Taha, Operations Research-An Introduction Pearson Education,2003. 3. R. Panneer Seevam, Operations Research PHI Learning, 2008. 4. V.K.Khanna, Total Quality Management New Age International, 2008.